Polyethylene bearing component failure and dislocation in the triaxial elbow. A report of two cases.
Two cases of polyethylene bearing failure in the Triaxial elbow are presented. Although these were low-demand patients with the prostheses properly aligned, the severity of the wear suggests inadequate prosthesis design.
Matarese
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Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, New York, New York.
Stuchin
S A
SA
Kummer
F J
FJ
Zuckerman
J D
JD
D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008875:Middle Aged; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D013499:Surface Properties
D011095:Polyethylenes